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Definition of pyretic in English:

pyretic

adjective

  • Fevered, feverish, or inducing fever.

    • ‘The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that CO, rather than free iron or biliverdine, is a pyretic molecule in the CNS of rats.’
    feverish, fevered, hot, burning, burning up, fiery, flushed, sweating, in a cold sweat

Pronunciation

pyretic

/pīˈredik/ /paɪˈrɛdɪk/

Origin

Early 18th century (as a noun, denoting an antipyretic drug): from modern Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretikos, from puretos ‘fever’.